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The Alarm Log function samples the occurrence of alarms and recovery information by monitoring and evaluating the state of devices. Alarms have three states: occurred, recovers and confirmed. The occurred is that an alarm occurred and recovered means the status is back to normal while confirmed is that a user has acknowledged the alarm.









Alarm Log Function Configuration Procedure

robotConfiguration Tab

From the Configuration tab, in the System Setup group, click Alarm Log. The Alarm Log Settings dialog box is displayed and you can give it a name.



robotAlarm Log Settings

Select Word for the Source Device Type in the Channel tab. Devices are configured per block in Word and per channel in bit. Set Number of Blocks to 1. 1 block is 16 channels. Click Auto to batch register all the channels. Edit would be to individually register each channel.









robotDevice to Monoitor

Click on the three dots next to Source to put in host D 0. For Data set to store to allow for storage of data. Set to Enable for alarm function so that the device is being monitored. Set to NO for alarm to occur when 0 NC would be to set alarm when 1. Set to Unlock Unlock so alarm is automatically recovered. Lock would need key button to acknowledge before it can go back to normal state. Click OK






robotText Message

The devices to monitor and the messages are batch configured and displayed in Settings. You can click on any section to change the settings such as from unlock to lock. Click on Text Message and put in warning for text and then clickSelect

robotStorage Monitor

Select the General tab and set to Rotate for storage method. Rotate means oldest data is deleted and the new data is saved if exceeds storage amount while fix will have new data lost. Set the 4 monitor boxes as the image to the right shows and clickOK





Display Detected Alarms

robotAlarm Log Dispaly

From the Home tab, in the Parts group, click Data Display and then click Alarm Log Display.












robotAlarm Log Properties

Click on a point on the screen where you want the Alarm Log to be displayed. Double click the image to get the properties dialog box to appear. You may change any property you want just like you did in Lesson 2 the Log tab and and modify the name for occurrence, but for this lesson you can just leave everything alone.